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@Dave, Hey Dave, thanks for the link. Certainly appreciate it, and glad you liked the post!

@Farihan, Thanks for the comment. I would suspect the cost of living is much less where you are, so perhaps it's not that big of a gap! I'm glad to hear that our statement holds true though in your part of the world, and that IT as a whole gets paid better than most other fields.

@Michael, thanks Michael, and glad to hear you're in a good place. VoIP is certainly where it's at..

@Dave, what you've said is very true. Specialization is always the key, in IT or just about any field. Think about a heart surgeon vs. a general practitioner. Who do you think makes more money?

Along with the increased specialization usually comes more pay, more responsibility and the assumption the specialist is more highly skilled. So it takes longer to get there, but as you said you get to hone in on what you're good at, and spend the majority of your time doing the things you really enjoy.

@Predrag, Thanks for the input. Yup, I think it's certainly great to be in IT.. it certainly varies from place to place, but overall it's a great industry.

@carlos, Crappy pay? I've been in IT in a variety of positions for going on 20 years, and I haven't experienced crappy pay. Not to say there aren't jobs or companies where you'll find that, but I would suspect you can do better if you look around and not be reticent to changing jobs/locations.

@Mike Slo, thanks! We love stumblers.. :) I use it all the time.

@Andy D, I suppose that's true to a degree, but the cream always rises to the top. :) The best people in any industry will always be in high demand (thankfully).

@mngrif, Awesome, thanks for stopping by!

@me, I've had some decent managers who jumped back and forth throughout their careers.. their not all bad (or good).

@brad, 127.0.0.1 can mean "home" as well.. when pinging 127.0.0.1, yes you're pinging local host, but some refer to it as home, phone home, etc... play along. We didn't create the shirt! :)

@Jack Vermicelli, lol! You're right! Duly noted, and I'll remove the Dr., nice catch, thanks for the input!

Sure does.. if you're not at least developing a presence on the internet, you're falling behind [quickly]. SEO is becoming more and more important as well, as competition increases.

Thanks, I'll certainly keep that in mind. XP is stable, Vista has some nice bells and whistles, I just can't stand the myriad of little annoyances.

:) Except for the whole criminal, decay of society, prison thing..

Hi Shaun,
I just checked out the site, looks like a very cool app! I'll definitely play around with it, and try building a site with it.

Thanks again for the info on http://psd2cssonline.com

Thanks for the info Andrew, I'll be sure to check it out!

Another one I just came across is Iron Key https://www.ironkey.com/, in which you could run a portable copy of Firefox.. thus keeping all your history, bookmarks, etc., on the secure, encrypted flash drive and not on the computer your using.

That really depends.. it depends on the proxy, the amount of time that has passed, is there a subpoena or search warrant involved, what country the proxy server is in, etc. Short answer is yes, everything can be discovered if someone wants it badly enough and has the time, resources, money and authority to get it.

In reality, usually no.. it's not worth the time/effort and unless its something major they wouldn't be able to get a subpoena and/or search warrant (at least inside the U.S.)

You're welcome!

Hi Tim, sounds like a great product. I'll definitely check it out.

Hi Daria, thanks for the info and the link

Hi Matt, you're welcome! Thanks for the comment.

No problem, thanks for dropping by. It's a great product, glad we can help get the word out.

Glad to hear it could be of help! Thanks for dropping by